Who is on your side?
by Mark Gierus
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If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31b)
Read Romans 8:31–39
Have you ever felt like you are just fighting your own battle? It might be against workplace politics, or it might be in seeking a life partner. It might be the fight to make ends meet when you want to save up a little money for a break or holiday from the full-on, busy life you are living at the moment.
Maybe it is your struggle with your body image or what you think of yourself in general. You might not feel that you have any worth in your season of life. You may have come through a really challenging time, and are just trying to find who you are again and what you can do in your new chapter of life. You might feel alone and fighting against that loneliness.
When did you last think of who is on your side in this fight?
We sometimes get into a pattern of living in which we can’t see that anything will change, or we may just accept that there is no-one on our side, yet God is.
The word of the Lord today asks that simple question, ‘If God is for us (for you), then who or what can ever be against us?’
God made you in his image and loves you. He cares; he hurts when you hurt. He knows when you feel alone, scared, tired and just ready to give up. In all this, he says. ‘I am for you. I am on your side.’
He is on your side this much. He sent Jesus, his only Son, to suffer and die for you and to forgive your sins so that you could be whole again. You are a new creation. You have eternal life – life now that is full of joy, peace, hope and love in Jesus and life forever. You are saved, and God is for you. So, then who can ever be against you, as you are his child?
Lord, you are on our side. Help me to stop worrying about the things I cannot control or change, and know that no-one can be against us as we live in your name. Give us deep peace, knowing you love us and are always there protecting us and fighting for us. Amen.
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